Saudi crude burn hits new recordSaudi Arabia burned record monthly volumes of oil in June and July, official government figures show, contrary to the top crude producer's plan to temper its summer oil burning spree this year with more gas. &n More… |
Power-Gen extends deadline for papersPower-Gen Middle East 2013, a major event for the power generation, transmission and distribution industry, has extended the Call for Papers deadline until June 22 for speakers to submit an abstract for the conference. Power-Gen Middle Eas More… |
Saudi Energy 2012 opens in RiyadhSaudi Energy 2012, the 15th international show for electricity, lighting, power generation, water technology and HVAC for Saudi Arabia, opened yesterday (May 8) in Riyadh. Inaugurated by Dr Saleh bin Hussein Al Awaji, Deputy Minister of El More… |
New firm to invest in Saudi power sectorA group of Saudi investors have set up a company with a capital of SR400 million ($106.66 million) to invest in the filed of power generation and distribution, a report said. The Eastern Province-based company has signed a series of deals More… |
Saudi Electricity plans transmission firmState-controlled Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) plans to launch a transmission subsidiary in January as it splits up into six companies to encourage competition, state news agency SPA reported. After the restructuring, SEC will be a holding co More… |
Dubal power project honoured in USDubal, one of the largest single-site aluminium smelters in the world, won an honourable mention for its power expansion project at a major energy conference held in the US city of Las Vegas. Dubal’s unique GTX project, which was presented More… |
Smart Grid development to speed up in GCCA number of countries in the GCC are either in the planning stages for Smart Grids, the most radical phenomenon to impact the power industry globally, and this is expected to accelerate in the next five to seven years, said a report. The G More… |
ME to drive turbo machinery growthWith a big demand for upstream oil and gas projects, power generation and desalination, the Middle East region is set to drive the growth for multibillion dollar turbo machinery and pumps industry, said an expert. The key Gulf ma More… |
ME 'must expand power generation capacity'Continued expansion of power generation capacity through building of more power stations and widening the distribution grid is essential to meet the long-term demand in Middle East, according to experts. As the GCC adds more countries to i More… |
Taqa CFO to return to CanadaThe Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), which is majority owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, has announced that Doug Fraser, chief finance officer (CFO), is leaving the company to return to Canada. Stephen Kersley has been appointed More… |








